La nouvelle mode

The new fashion

Emily et Philippe étaient assis sur le canapé, et regardaient leurs téléphones.

Emily and Philippe were sitting on the couch, and looking at their phones.

Puis Emily sourit et regarde Philippe.

Then Emily smiles and looks at Philippe.

Philippe la regarde aussi et sourit....

Philippe looks at her too and smiles...

PhilippeQuoi, bébé ?

What, baby?

EmilyJe viens de lire un article sur les nouvelles tendances, regarde ce pantalon...

I just read an article about new trends, look at these pants...

Elle montre le pantalon à Philippe sur son téléphone...

She shows the pants to Philippe on her phone...

Philippe se met à rire à haute voix.

Philippe starts to laugh aloud.

Emily et Philippe étaient assis sur le canapé, et regardaient leurs téléphones.

Emily and Philippe were sitting on the couch, and looking at their phones.

Puis Emily sourit et regarde Philippe.

Then Emily smiles and looks at Philippe.

Philippe la regarde aussi et sourit....

Philippe looks at her too and smiles...

PhilippeQuoi, bébé ?

What, baby?

EmilyJe viens de lire un article sur les nouvelles tendances, regarde ce pantalon...

I just read an article about new trends, look at these pants...

Elle montre le pantalon à Philippe sur son téléphone...

She shows the pants to Philippe on her phone...

Philippe se met à rire à haute voix.

Philippe starts to laugh aloud.

PhilippeC'est ringard ! Qui porterait ça ?

That's lame! Who would wear that?

EmilyJe ne sais pas. Mais c'est vraiment bizarre...

I don't know. But it's really weird...

PhilippeJe pourrais le porter, mais seulement si on me paie pour ça.

I could wear it, but only if I get paid for that.

Emily se met à rire.

Emily starts to laugh.

EmilyEt encore...

And still...

Puis ils retournent sur leurs téléphones.

Then they return to their phones.

Au bout d'un moment, Philippe se lève et quitte la pièce...

After a moment, Philippe stands up and leaves the room...

Deux minutes après, il revient avec un pantalon dans sa main qui ressemblait beaucoup à celui de la photo...

Two minutes later, he comes back with pants in his hand that looked a lot like the ones in the picture...

Emily éclate de rire.

Emily bursts out laughing.

Quand elle se calme un peu, elle lui demande :

When she calms down a little, she asks him:

EmilyComment c'est possible ? J'ai tellement de questions...

How is it possible? I have so many questions...

PhilippeHaha, c'est à mon père !

Haha, that's my dad's!

EmilyAhh je vois ! On dirait que la mode est cyclique...

Ahh I see! It seems that fashion is cyclical...

Puis Philippe enfile le pantalon...

Then Philippe puts on the pants...

Et il marche dans la pièce comme s'il était à un défilé de mode.

And he walks across the room as if he was at a fashion show.

Et Emily rit encore plus fort...

And Emily laughs even harder...

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Question 1

Où sont Emily et Philippe ?Where are Emily and Philippe?

a Dans un parcIn a park

b Dans un appartement ou une maisonIn an apartment or a house

c Dans la rueIn the street

d À la plageAt the beach

Question 2

Au début, que font-ils ?At the beginning, what are they doing?

a Ils mangentThey are eating

b Ils dormentThey are sleeping

c Ils lisentThey are reading

d Ils sont sur leurs téléphonesThey are on their phones

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Question 1

Où sont Emily et Philippe ?Where are Emily and Philippe?

a Dans un parc In a park

b Dans un appartement ou une maison In an apartment or a house

c Dans la rue In the street

d À la plage At the beach

Question 2

Au début, que font-ils ?At the beginning, what are they doing?

a Ils mangent They are eating

b Ils dorment They are sleeping

c Ils lisent They are reading

d Ils sont sur leurs téléphones They are on their phones

Question 3

Dans quelle pièce va Philippe ?Which room does Philippe go to?

a La salon The living room

b Sa chambre His bedroom

c La cuisine The kitchen

d On ne sait pas We don't know

Question 4

Il revient avec un...He comes back with a...

a Bonnet Beanie

b Pantalon Pair of pants

c T-shirt T-shirt

d Caleçon Boxers

Question 5

Pourquoi ce pantalon est drôle ?Why are these pants funny?

a Il est violet They are purple

b Il est large They are baggy

c Il est troué They have holes in them

d On ne sait pas We don't know

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